Month: November 2012

Preliminary Election Night Thread

I’ve been trying to distract myself will election related stuff offline. I did a run to check turnout levels at various precincts. Turnout is high, but the retirement home precinct I checked was below expectations...

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What to do tonight

You voted? You finished getting out the vote? Polls are closed? Then go home, or if you are out of state, go to your hotel room or other accommodation, kick off your shoes, break out the beverage of your choice and relax. Your...

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Tomorrow: Thank FIAT. Then Weep.

From the Detroit Free Press Romney startled the automotive world during a rally Oct. 25 in Defiance, Ohio, where he said he “saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers in this state, Jeep — now owned by...

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Attempted Theft of an Election

What the Republicans are doing in Florida and Ohio is a disgrace. This is a straight up attempt to steal the election. That’s all it is. It’s not going to work, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t document...

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Tomorrow’s Political Passion Play Today

There are no final victories in politics. If Barack Obama wins a second term in today’s voting, tomorrow the curtain will rise on a three act, five month drama that could reveal a lot about the direction of American...

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